A speech on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation held its 17th State of Europe event in Berlin on the 37th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Hungary’s prime minister, Péter Magyar, was among the speakers at the event on 9 November.
“The international situation has not been this complex and dangerous since the Second World War,” Portfolio quoted Magyar as saying. The details published by the news outlet did not set out what measures or political responses the prime minister proposed.
Four people held in police custody
On the same day, three men and one woman were detained in a joint operation by Hungary’s National Bureau of Investigation, known by its Hungarian abbreviation NNI, and the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office.
According to an NNI statement quoted by Portfolio, all four were questioned on suspicion of people smuggling allegedly committed for financial gain as part of a criminal association.
Police information cited by the outlet said the suspects may have used visas applied for on false grounds to take more than 100 Vietnamese nationals illegally to Western Europe. Proceedings were also launched over suspected trading in influence.
Portfolio identified one of those detained as the brother of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s former prime minister. Orbán responded by saying: “I am the target; my younger brother is only a tool.” The law-enforcement information published by the outlet did not substantiate that claim.
After questioning, the NNI placed all four suspects in police custody and requested their pre-trial detention. At the stage described in the article, this was a request rather than a court ruling. The allegations have not been proven, and all those involved are presumed innocent.
Source: Portfolio
